联邦航空局发出首个超视距无人机授权 Skyways 无人机将从 Louisiana 海岸飞往海上平台
华盛顿 — 美国联邦航空局（FAA）11 月 9 日在华盛顿宣布，发出首个同类授权：一架无人机获准飞出操作员的视线范围，从美国海岸线飞往美国湾（Gulf of America）上空作业。获授权的是 Skyways 的自主 V2 垂直起降无人机，航线从 Shell 位于路易斯安那州 Gibson 的 SPLC 设施起飞，飞往 Shell 在湾内的一座海上平台，沿途巡检管线通行带，并模拟向平台运送设备。
联邦航空局说，这项首创授权显示该局正安全地加快先进无人机技术的部署，为美国产业打开新机会，巩固美国在航空创新上的领先地位，并让长距离商业无人机作业得以在公海上展开。
总统科技助理兼白宫科技政策办公室主任 Michael Kratsios 说：「特朗普政府设想的未来，是先进无人机作业成为日常。这项授权朝着这个愿景迈出重要一步，显示美国的创新与巧思有潜力改变海上作业方式，我们同时也在建立一套能让这些能力安全、大规模落地的监管框架。」
联邦航空局代理副局长 Liam McKenna 说，该局的工作重点是安全释放美国无人机技术的全部潜力，并让监管框架跟上创新的步伐，这项首创授权显示该局正与产业合作，突破传统运行限制，开启新一代商业无人机作业。
这项授权依据《2024 年重新授权法》第 927 条发出：该条允许联邦航空局以豁免方式批准某些无人机作业，不必走规则制定或个案豁免程序，为安全推进创新作业、扩大美国无人机产业的能力提供了一条路径。
关联：交通部等五部门签反无人机合作备忘录 加快新系统评估与部署护空域
（来源：美国联邦航空局）
FAA Issues First-Ever Authorization for Long-Range Drone Flight Beyond Visual Line of Sight Over the Gulf of America
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced in Washington on November 9 that it has issued the first authorization of its kind, allowing a drone to fly beyond its operator's visual line of sight from the U.S. coastline over the Gulf of America. The authorization lets Skyways operate its autonomous V2 vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft from Shell's SPLC facility in Gibson, Louisiana, to a Shell platform in the Gulf, inspecting a pipeline right-of-way along the way and making a simulated equipment delivery to the platform.
The FAA said the historic authorization demonstrates its commitment to safely accelerating the deployment of advanced drone technology, unlocking new opportunities for American industry, strengthening U.S. leadership in aviation innovation, and enabling long-range commercial drone operations over the high seas.
"The Trump Administration envisions a future where advanced drone operations are routine," said Michael Kratsios, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. "This authorization marks an important step toward that vision, demonstrating the potential of American innovation and ingenuity to transform offshore operations as we work to establish a regulatory framework that enables these capabilities safely and at scale."
Acting FAA Deputy Administrator Liam McKenna said the FAA is focused on safely unlocking the full potential of American drone technology and ensuring the regulatory framework keeps pace with innovation, and that the first-of-its-kind authorization shows how the agency is working with industry to move beyond traditional operating limitations and enable the next generation of commercial drone operations.
The FAA authorized Skyways under Section 927 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, which allows the agency to approve certain drone operations through a waiver rather than through rulemaking or an exemption, providing a pathway to safely advance innovative operations and expand the capabilities of the nation's drone industry.
Related: Five Federal Agencies Sign Counter-Drone Pact to Speed Safe Deployment of New Systems
(Source: Federal Aviation Administration)
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